Chapter 7 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised. "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence. She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again. I fear leaving her here alone. It is time for you to go to bed now.
Chapter 7 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.”
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I fear leaving her here alone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
the act of departing
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
Chapter 7 of The old Stanfield house by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 402 sentences of The old Stanfield house, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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